Ticket issuing machine



Aug. 10, 1937. A. A. c. DEGEN TICKET ISSUING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Sept. 10, 1934 Invenfor'. 9' C. 22907.

Aug. 10, 1937. A. A. c. DEGEN TICKET ISSUING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed Sept. 10, 1934 patented Aug. 10, 1937 UNHED STATES PATENT OFFICETICKET ISSUING IlIACHINE don, England Application September 10, 1934,Serial No. 743,478 In Great Britain August 20, 1934 25 Claims.

This invention relates to power-operated multiple-issue strip ticketissuing machines, by which is meant power-operated ticket issuingmachines of the kind wherein ticket forming strip is fed forward past aguillotine by a feed member, the extent of movement of which in eachcycle of the machine is proportional to the number of tickets to beissued as determined by key-operated selector mechanism forming part ofthe ma 1O chine. More specifically, the invention relates to machines ofthis kind of the construction Wherein the feed member is driven by meansof a rack, the extent of throw of which is variable accord- 1 ing to thenumber of tickets to be issued in the cycle under the control of theselector mechanism.

The object of the invention is to provide a ticket issuing machine of.the above kind which whilst of a relatively simple and substantialconstruction is extremely silent in operation and reduces in someconsiderable measure the wear of the driving parts of the feed mechanismof the machine.

According to the invention there is provided a power-operatedmultiple-issue strip ticket issuing machine comprising in combination aprimary power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism for determining thenumber of tickets to be issued in the cycle of the machine, a feedmember for the ticket strip, a pinion coaxial and fast with said 0 feedmember, a reciprocable driving rack for the pinion havinguni-directional driving engagement therewith and arranged to be removedcompletely out of mesh with the pinion during the strokes in thenon-driving direction, which rack has a variable throw which isautomatically proportional to the number of tickets to be issued asdetermined by the selector mechanism and is drivingly connected to thepower shaft through the intermediary of a cam coaxial with and driven bythe shaft and members intervening between the cam and the rack andarticulated to one another throughout by pivotal connections.

Further, according to the invention, the rack referred to may be bothdrivingly connected to the power shaft'and also operativeiy connectedthereto for movement into and out of mesh with the pinion through theintermediary of cams coaxial with and driven by the shaft and membersintervening between the cams and the rack and articulated to one anotherthroughout by pivotal connections.

With this novel and improved arrangement, an extremely silentlyoperating machine may be readily produced, as will be appreciated, theenhanced silence of operation being due principally to the completeabsence of toothed members in the operative driving connection betweenthe reciprocable rack and the primary power shaft of the machine. Inaddition, owing again to this complete absence of toothed members insaid operative connection and to the substitution therefor ofcam-operated members, a considerable elimination of wear of parts at theengaging surfaces is effected, with consequent further min imization ofnoise in the operation of the machine due to such wear.

The selector mechanism of. the machine may comprise selector stops whichare arranged, upon release of the machine for operation, to be moved soas to abut against a cushion stop or abutment so as to limit the initialor idle throw of the rack this also ensuring that the moving parts arehalted in this movement without a metal to metal impact and this is thusalso silent in this respect. By this means, silence of operation of themachine is still further ensured.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference isdirected to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an interior elevational view of a construction of ticketissuing machine in accordance with the invention showing the parts ofthe mechanism in the positions they respectively occupy normally or inthe condition of rest of the machine, and

Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 but showing the parts of themechanism in the positions they respectively occupy at the commencementof feed of the ticket strip.

Referring to the drawings the machine shown comprises a rotary feedmember for the ticket strip, in the form of a pin wheel mounted betweenside frames of the machine upon a transverse shaft 8! and rotatablethrough one sixth of a revolution per cycle of issue of a single ticket.The wheel has upon its periphery six pins 82 equally spaced from oneanother. These pins engage co-operating perforations provided to receivethem in the ticket strip l at ticket lengths apart therealong, the stripas shown being guided on to the periphery of the pin wheel 80 by a stripguide 83, which also serves to guide the strip from the periphery of thepin wheel to the gate of the guillotine. The are of contact between theticket strip and the periphery of. the pin wheel is of a lengthsuflicient to ensure that there are always two pins 82 in engagementwith perforations in the strip.

The machine is arranged to issue either one or two or more tickets (inthe specific example illustrated, a maximum of three) per operativecycle of the mechanism and to this end is provided with key actuatedselector mechanism, the stem of one key only being shown at it].According to which of the keys is depressed so will be determined theextent of rotation of the pin wheel 86, whether (in the particularconstruction shown) one sixth of a revolution, one third of a revolutionor one half of a. revolution, for the issue respectively of one, two orthree tickets.

The pin wheel 89 is arranged to be driven thus through the one sixth,one third, or one half of a revolution of rotation by driving mechanismof, the following description operatively associated with the selectormechanism.

Said driving mechanism comprises an arcuate rack 84 formed, as shown,with five teeth upon its periphery and provided with an arm pivoted at85 upon a disc 86 angulatable about a stationary pivot pin 87. The disc8'6 is in turn pivotally connected by a pin 88 to a horizontal push bar89 spring drawn to the left by a tension spring 88 so as to maintain afollower roller 9! on the end of the bar in rolling contact with a cam92 fast with a transverse shaft 93 in driving connection with anelectric motor through the intermediary of a one-revolution clutch whichis actuated to place the shaft 93 in driving connection with the motorfor one revolution of said shaft upon depression of any operated key ofthe machine. Mechanism resulting in this effect will be described below.

Upon depression of the operated key, one of a series of three selectionstops 9% pivoted for independent movement upon a carrying spindle 95 islifted to the chain line position 96 (Figure 1) past, at the freeextremity, the forward edge ill of a warded ledge 33 stationarilymounted in the machine and terminated at the left-hand end by a cushionstop 99. The raising of the selection stop causes a universal retainingbar H to be raised by the selection stop against the influence of aspring 72, clear of an abutment i3 behind which the bar ii is normallylocked prior to an operation of the machine. Immediately after raisingof the selected stop 9d and unlocking of the release bar, the stop 94moves with its neighbours and with a pivoted lever illil carrying thespindle 95 at its upper end and a link Hill, to the positionsrespectively of these parts in which they appear in Figure 2 so that theraised stop 94 abuts against the cushion stop 99, said link Bill and theother parts mentioned having been brought to their new positions by pullfrom a tension spring E82 anchored at 563 to the frame work of themachine and at E04 to an eye I05 on the upper extremity of lever 30.

As the machine shown is arranged to issue one, two or three ticketsthere are three operating keys and correspondingly three selection stops9% and as shown, these three stops are of. varying length from the axisof spindle 95 to the tip of the stop. Consequently according to which ofthe keys is depressed and therefore according to which of the stops S4is lifted to the chain line position shown in Figure 1, so will bedetermined the extent of leftward movement of the link Hi! to a positionsuch as that in which this link appears in Figure 2. There will thus bethree positions to which said link iiii may be brought according to thenumber of tickets to be issued and therefore according to the necessaryextent of rotation imparted to the pin wheel 3E3.

Now said pin wheel 89 is rotated through the required angle of rotationby angulation of rack 84 about the pivot 85 in the clockwise direction,the teeth of the rack being during this operative stroke of the rack, inmesh with cooperating pins Hi6 projecting from the face of the pin wheel39 so as to form a pinion constituting the driven element of the pinwheel. The rack therefore has first to angulate in the anti-clockwisedirection clear of the pins i636 and then to move up into mesh withthese pins in readiness for the return operative clockwise stroke of therack which eifects rotation of the pin wheel.

To provide this action, the disc 86, is, as stated, pivoted upon a pinill and is pivotally connected to the push bar 89. The rack is alsopivotallyslidingly engaged with the link iili through the intermediaryof a pin. iii! projecting from the face of the rack and working in theslot of a guide block 508 on the link Elli. As therefore, link iilimoves to the left in the manner hereinbefore described, it carries withit, angulating it anti-clockwise about its pivot 85, the rack 84, andthen as push bar 89 moves to the right, also in the manner hereinbeforedescribed, it angulates disc 83 about its pivot 8i and this angulationof the disc results in the raising of, the angulated rack into mesh withthe pins m6 of the pin wheel 88, that is to say, in readiness for theoperative clockwise throw of the rack.

At the same time, that is to say during the angulation of disc 86 aboutits pivot 81, a locking dog Hi9 pivoted at its lower end at H to disc 86becomes withdrawn from position at the nose end between adjacent pinsIE5, which position the dog occupies normally and in which it operates,therefore, to lock the pin wheel against rotation until the momentarrives for lift of the rack 84 into mesh with the pins I06.

As has already been described, upon depression of the operated key thelink llll moves to the left to the position in which it appears inFigure 2. In doing so it angulates a bell crank lever iii anti-clockwiseabout its pivotal axis H2, which rocks a second lever H3 about its pivotH 3 and which in turn occasions oscillation of a third spring controlledlever H5. This third lever M by its oscillation closes. the electricalcircuit of the drivin motor of the machine. As previously stated,therefore, upon depression of the selected key the driving motor isstarted, with consequent commencement of rotation of. shaft 93 and cam92, which latter operates in due course to withdraw the locking dog M9and throw the rack 84 into mesh with pins i 06.

The machine, therefore, has now commenced a cycle of operation for theissue, say, of two tickets, link ifii having snapped to the left to theextent determined by the selector mechanism, with consequentanti-clockwise angulation of rack 84 to a corresponding extent,disengagement of a clutch stop H6 from an abutment ill on the clutch (torelease the clutch for rotation) and starting of the driving motor. Cam92 also commences to rotate and in doing so moves push bar 89 to theright. This throws rack 8d into mesh with pins H56 into the positionshown in 7 Figure 2. Immediately following the occurrence of this, asecond cam i i 8, rotatable in unison with cam 92 meets'a followerroller H9, on the lower and horizontal arm of bell crank lever i l i andas it continues to rotate angulates said lever about its pivot i I2 inthe clockwise direction until the lever is restored to its initialposition again, name 1y to the position in which it appears in Figure i.

This re-angulation of lever ill back to its initial position occasionsreturn of link i8! back to itsinitial position, and during the return ofsaid link 56!, rack 85 is driven clockwise around the axis of. its pivot85 thus driving the pin wheel anti-clockwise for one third of arevolution in the example given, to feed the strip l forward by twoticket lengths.

During the latter part of the return stroke of the rack 85, the push bar8?: also returns to its guillotine.

initial position (Figure 1), the contour of its operating cam 92 beingso chosen as to give this motion to the bar. At the end, therefore, ofsaid return stroke of the rack, the partial rotation of the disc 85causes the rack 8% to become drawn out of mesh with the pins W5 andlocking dog 699 becomes pushed up into mesh therewith.

Referring now to the actuating mechanism for the guillotine, thiscomprises a lever 22H pivoted at i2l to the machine framework andconnected at its upper end to the movable knife A2 of the The said leveris formed, moreover, with a depending or tail portion E22 whichimmediately upon commencement of, each ticket issuing cycle of themachine becomes engaged by a pin 523 projecting from the face of a discmounted upon shaft 93 and fast with cams 92, H8. Upon engagement of pinl23 with tail E22 and during further rotation thereafter of the discupon which the pin is mounted, lever 5213 becomes angulatedanti-clockwise about its pivot Hi and this results in retraction ofguillotine knife ,2 to the left to open the gate of the guillotine andthereby permit ticket forming strip to be fed therethrough from theperiphery of pin wheel 83 in the manner specified.

Said lever i253 carries fast upon it a pair of arms lZfl, 525. The noseof arm 52 i bears upon the back of lever i it in the manner clearlyshown in the drawings and the nose of arm 525 is fulcrumed in a blockE26 pivoted at l2? to a stationary part of the machine, said block I25being spring controlled. anti-clockwise about its pivot l2? and therebymaintained in proper pivotal engagement with the nose of arm !25.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the arm fi l functions asa retaining member to hold the lever H5 in the switch-closed positionright to the end of the cycle of operation of the machine, that is tosay even after the bell crank l l i has returned with completion of theforward stroke of the reciprocating bar it to normal position and inconsequence the free end of the vertical limb of. the bell crank hasmoved away from the tail of the intermediate lever H3; When the memberilil snaps to the left, the switch is closed by reason of the movementof the bell crank I l l to the leftehand side of the downwardlyextending projection of the member l is. As the cycle proceeds, the bellcrank ill is gradually rotated clockwise and consequently moves to theright of this projection before the end of the cycle. f this bell crankalone were depended upon to hold the switch closed, the switch wouldopen before the cycle was completed. This is avoided, however, becauseof the fact that the lever E23 is swung counter-clockwise to withdrawthe knife from its slot-closing position at the beginning of a cycle. Asa result of. this counterclockwise movement the member 553 is held bythe arm 4% in a position to close the switch irrespective of theposition of the bell crank. The last event of the cycle which occursafter the bell crank l l I has come to rest and, What is more important,the ticket strip has come to rest, is the movement of the knife to cutthe strip. The sharp movement resulting in this action also frees themember I !3 so that the switch is opened. In other words, instead of,say, the latter fourth of the cycle taking place due to inertia of therotating parts, a positive power drive continues until the cycle ispractically completed.

As, therefore, lever I28 is rocked anti-clockwise, fulcrum block 528 isrocked clockwise to the position in which it appears in Figure 2, and inthis position the underface I28 of the block occupies a position in thepath of rotation of pin i215, so that this pin, to pass the block andassume its initial position shown in Figure 1, that is to say as cams 92and H8 rotate with consequent return movement of all of the variousparts of the mechanism to normal or initial positions again, has tore-angulate back to its initial position (Figure 1) block 25 and withthis block lever $25. By this means, guillotine knife 42 is movedsharply to the right to sever the fed ticket length (until this momentprojecting unsevered through the delivery gate of the machine) from theremainder of the strip in rear of the guillotine. The springscontrolling the lever H5 and the block A26, are very light and are notsufficient to move the knife lever I20 and the parts carried thereonback to their normal positions after the pin has passed the tail 522. Inother words, the frictional resistance to movement of the knife leverand its associated parts is sufficient to overcome the urge of thecontrolling springs of the block H26 and switch lever H5.

It only remains to be explained further that upon return of link ill! toits initial position, the actuated selection stop 94 also returns toinitial position, riding off the ledge 98 and thereafter oscillatingback to the full line position shown in Figure i.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesis:

l. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a primary power shaft, key-operated selectormechanism for determining the number of tickets to be issued in thecycle of the machine, a feed member for the strip drivingly connected tothe power shaft through the intermediary of a memher which meshes with areciprocable rack having uni-directional effective engagement with thesaid member and a variable throw which is automatically proportional tothe number of tickets to be issued as determined by the selectormechanism and means whereby the depression of the operated key of theselector mechanism initiates drive from the power shaft through the rackto the feed member, the arrangement being such that the rack is in meshwith the said member only during the driving strokes, being removedcompletely out of mesh during the idle strokes.

2. A ticket issuing machine comprising ticket strip feeding means, apinion arranged to drive the feeding means, a rack normally in unmeshedrelationship with said pinion, means urging said rack in one direction,means normally holding the rack against movement by said urging means,means for releasing the rack from said holding means, means fordetermining variable movements of the rack so released, and means.operable to mesh the rack and pinion, restore the rack against theaction of the urging means whereby the pinion is variably operated toactuate the feeding means to issue a predetermined number of tickets,and unmesh the rack and pinion.

3. A ticket issuing machine comprising ticket strip feeding means, apinion arranged to drive the feeding means, a rack normally in unmeshedrelationship with said pinion, means urging said rack in one direction,means normally holding the rack against movement by said urging means,means for releasing the rack from said holding means, means fordetermining variable movements of the rack so released, and camoperating means to mesh the rack and pinion, restore the rack againstthe action of the urging means whereby the pinion is variably operatedto actuate the feeding means to issue a predetermined number of tickets,and unmesh the rack and pinion.

fl. A ticket issuing machine comprising ticket strip feeding means, apinion arranged to drive the feeding means, a rack normally in unmeshedrelationship with said pinion, means urging said rack in one direction,means normally holding the rack against movement by said urging means,means for releasing the rack from said holding means, means fordetermining variable movements of the rack so released, means operableto mesh the rack and pinion, restore the rack against the action of theurging means whereby the pinion is variably operated to actuate thefeeding means to issue a predetermined number of tickets, and unmesh therack and pinion, and means for holding the pinion against rotation whenthe rack and pinion are unmeshed.

5. A ticket issuing machine comprising means for feeding a ticket strip;means for severing said strip; a motor; connections through which themotor may drive said strip feeding and severing means, said connectionsincluding a clutch; clutch controlling means; a switch controllingoperation of the motor; means whereby said switch is closed by theclutch controlling means at the beginning of an operation; and meanswhereby the switch is maintained closed by the severing means after theclutch controlling means is rendered eifective to disengage the clutch.

6. A ticket issuing machine comprising means for feeding a ticket strip;a knife for severing said strip, said knife at the beginning of a cyclebeing in its strip-severing position; a motor, connections through whichthe motor may drive said strip feeding means and actuate the knife, saidconnections including a clutch; clutch controlling means; a switchcontrolling operation of the motor; means whereby said switch is closedby the clutch controlling means at the beginning of an operation; meansfor moving the knife to its inactive position during the early part ofan operation; means whereby the knife in such position is operative tomaintain the switch closed; means for thereafter rendering the clutchcontrolling means operative to disengage the clutch and simultaneouslyinoperative to maintain the switch closed; and means for actuating theknife to cut the strip at the end of an operation and simultaneouslyeffect opening of the switch.

'7. A ticket issuing machine comprising means for feeding and guiding aticket strip; a knife for severing said strip; a motor; a clutch betweenthe motor and strip feeding means; and actuating means for the knifecomprising a lever; a second lever having a direct pivotal connectionwith the first lever; and means movable with the driven member of theclutch for successively engaging said levers to impart cutting andretracting strokes to said knife.

8. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a primary power shaft, key-operated selectormechanism for determining the number of tickets to be issued in thecycle of the machine, a feed memmatically proportional to the number oftickets I to be issued as determined by the selector mechanism and isdrivingly connected to the power shaft through the intermediary of a camcoaxial with and driven by the shaft and members intervening between thecam and the rack and articulated to one another throughout by pivotalconnections.

9. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a primary power shaft, key-operated selectormechanism for determining the number oftickets to be issued in the cycleof the machine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinion coaxial andfast with said feed member, a reciprocable driving rack for the pinionhaving uni-directional driving engagement therewith and arranged to beremoved completely out of mesh with the pinion during the strokes in thenon-driving direction, which rack has a variable throw which isautomatically proportional to the number of tickets to be issued asdetermined by the selector mechanism and is both drivingly connected tothe power shaft and also operatively connected thereto for movement intoand out of mesh with the pinion through the intermediary of cams coaxialwith and driven by the shaft and members I intervening between the camsand the rack and articulated to one another throughout by pivotalconnections.

10. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a primary power shaft, key-operated selectormechanism for determining the number of tickets to be issued in thecycle of the machine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinioncoaxial and fast with said feed-member, a reciprocable driving rack forthe pinion having uni-directional engagement therewith and arranged tobe moved completely out of mesh with the pinion during the strokes inthe non-driving direction, which rack has a variable throw which isautomatically proportional to the number of tickets to be issued asdetermined by the selector mechanism and is drivingly connected to thepower shaft through the intermediary of a unit-revolution clutch, thecontrol element of which is operatively connected to the keys of theselector mechanism so as to be released thereby upon depression of theoperated key, a cam coaxial and fast with the driven element of theclutch and members intervening between the cam and the rack andarticulated to one another throughout by pivotal connections.

11. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a primary power shaft, key-operated selectormechanism for determining the number of tickets to be issued in thecycle of the machine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinioncoaxial and fast with said feed member, a. reciprocable driving rack forthe pinion having uni-directional engagement therewith and arranged tobe moved completely out of mesh with the pinion during the strokes inthe non-driving direction, which rack has a variable throw which isautomatically proportional to the number of tickets to be issued asdetermined by the selector mechanism and is both drivingly connected tothe power shaft and also operatively connected thereto for movement intoand out of mesh with the pinion through the intermediary of aunit-revolution clutch, the control element of which is operativelyconnected to the keys of the selector mechanism so as to be releasedthereby upon depression of the operated key and of cams coaxial and fastwith the driven member of the clutch and members intervening between thecams and the rack and articulated to one another throughout by pivotalconnections.

12. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machine asspecified in claim 8, wherein the driving connection between the rackand the power shaft includes a reciprocable link pivotally engaged withthe rack, spring controlled to carry the rack through its idle stroke,released in consequence of depression of the operated key of theselector mechanism and of variable throw under its spring control inproportion to the number of tickets to be issued, the movement of thelink being limited by stops allocated to the number of tickets to beissued and rendered selectively effective by depression of the operatedkey.

13. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machine asspecified in claim 9, wherein the driving connection between the rackand the power shaft includes a reciprocable link engaged with the rack,spring controlled to carry the rack through its idle stroke, released inconsequence of depression of the operated key of the selector mechanismand of variable throw under its spring control in proportion to thenumber of tickets to be issued, the movement of the link being limitedby stops allocated to the number of tickets to be issued and renderedselectively effective by depression of the operated key, and there aretwo cams coaxial with and driven from the power shaft and allocated oneto the driving of the rack through its effective stroke and the other tothe movement of the rack into and out of mesh with the member with whichit engages, the rack being in the form of a segment disposed with thedirection of its radius transverse to the line of the path of thereciprocable link, being pivotally mounted upon a part which is rockedby one of the cams through the intermediary of a second reciprocablelink, and having sliding pivotal connection with the first mentionedlink.

14. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machine asspecified in claim 11, wherein the driving connection between the rackand the power shaft includes a reciprocable link engaged with the rack,spring controlled to carry the rack through its idle stroke, released inconsequence of depression of the operated key of the selector mechanismand of variable throw under its spring control in proportion to thenumber of tickets to be issued, the movement of the link being limitedby stops allocated to the number of tickets to be issued and renderedselectively effective by depression of the operated key, two camscoaxial with and driven from the power shaft and allocated one to thedriving of the rack through its effective stroke and the other to themovement of the rack into and out of mesh with the member with which itengages, the rack being in the form of a segment disposed with thedirection of its radius transverse to the path of the reciprocable link,being pivotally mounted upon a part which is rocked by one of the camsthrough the intermediary of a second reciprocable link, and havingsliding pivotal connection with the first mentioned link,

15. A'ticket issuing machine of the class described including, incombination, a power shaft,

key-operated'selector mechanism for determining the number of tickets tobe issued in the cycle of the machine, a feed member for a ticket strip,a pinion arranged to drive said feed member, a segmental driving rackhaving a combined rotary and radial movement and arranged to be movedinto and out of engagement with said pinion, means for moving thedriving rack from its initial position upon the actuation of theselector mechanism to an extent determined by the selection made, meanspivotally supporting said driving rack, means for actuating said lastnamed means from the power shaft for moving the rack into and out ofengagement with the pinion at predetermined intervals during theoperation of the machine, and means for returning the driving rack toits initial position, said rack being engaged with the pinion during itsreturn movement to thereby actuate the feed member.

16. A ticket issuing machine of the class described including incombination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the cycle of themachine, a feed member for the ticket strip, said feed member providedwith a pinion, a segmental driving rack having a combined rotary andradial movement and arranged to be moved into and out of engagement withsaid pinion, a reciprocating member connected to the selector mechanism,means for moving the reciprocating member from its initial position uponthe actuation of the selector mechanism, means pivotally and directlyconnecting the rack to the reciprocating member, a revoluble memberpivotally and directly connected to said rack, means for oscillating therevoluble member from the power shaft for moving the rack into and outof engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervals during theoperation of the machine, and means for returning the reciprocatingmember to its initial position, said rack being engaged with the pinionduring the return movement of the reciprocating member whereby toactuate the feed member.

17. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the cycle of themachine, a feed member for the ticket strip, said feed member providedwith a pinion, a segmental driving rack having a combined rotary andradial movement and arranged to be moved into and out of engagement withsaid pinion, a reciprocating member connected to the selector mechanism,means for moving the reciprocating member from its initial position uponthe actuation of the selector mechanism, means pivotally and directlyconnecting the rack to the reciprocating member, a revoluble memberpivotally and directly connected to said rack,

means operatively connected to the revoluble member for oscillating therevoluble member I from the power shaft for moving the rack into and outof engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervals during theoperation of the machine, and means for returning the reciprocatingmember to its initial position, said rack being engaged with the pinionduring the return movement of the reciprocating member whereby toactuate the feed member.

18. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft,

key-operated selector mechanism for determining the number of tickets tobe issued in the cycle of the machine, a feed member for the ticketstrip, said feed member provided with a pinion, a segmental driving rackhaving a combined rotary and radial movement and arranged to be movedinto and out of engagement with said pinion, a reciprocating memberconnected to the selector mechanism, means for moving the reciprocatingmember from its initial position upon the actuation of the selectormechanism, a switch for controlling the operation of the power shaft,means operatively connecting the reciprocating member to said switch,means pivotally and directly connecting the rack to the reciprocatingmember, a revoluble member pivotaliy and directly connectedto said rack,means for oscillating the revoluble member from the power shaft formoving the rack into and out of engagement with the pinion atpredetermined intervals during the operation of the machine, and meansfor returning the reciprocating member to its initial position, saidrack being engaged with the pinion during the return movement of thereciprocating member whereby to actuate the feed member.

19. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the cycle of themachine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinion coaxial and fastwith said feed member, a segmental driving rack having a combined rotaryand radial movement and arranged to be moved into and out of engagementwith said pinion, a reciprocating member connected to the selectormechanism, means for moving the reciprocating member from its initialposition upon the actuation of the selector mechanism, means pivotallyand slidably connecting the rack to the reciprocating member, arevoluble member pivotally connected to said rack to move the latterinto and out of engagement with said pinion, means operativelyconnecting the revoluble member to the power shaft for moving the rackinto and out of engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervalsduring the operation of the machine, and means operable by the powershaft for returning the reciprocating member to its initial position,said rack being engaged with the pinion during the return movement ofthe reciprocating member whereby to actuate the feed member.

20. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanismfor determining the number of tickets to be issued in the cycle of themachine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinion coaxial and fastwith said feed member, a segmental driving rack having a' combinedrotary and radial movement and arranged to be moved into and out ofengagement with said pinion, a reciprocating member connected to theselector mechanism, means for moving the reciprocating member from itsinitial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism, meanspivotally and slidably connecting the rack to the reciprocating member,a revoluble member pivotally connected to said rack, said power shafthaving a cam thereon, means operatively connecting the cam to therevoluble member for moving the rack into and out of engagement with thepinion at predetermined intervals during the operation of the machine,and means operable by the power shaft for returning the reciprocatingmember to its initial position, said rack being engaged w th the pinionduring the return movement of the reciprocating member whereby toactuate the feed member.

21. A power-operated multiple-issue strip ticket issuing machinecomprising in combination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanismfor determining the number of tickets to be issued in the cycle of themachine, a feed member for the ticket strip, a pinion coaxial and fastwith said feed member, a segmental driving rack having a combined rotaryand radial movement and arranged to be moved into and out of engagementwith said pinion, a. reciprocating member connected to the selectormechanism, yieldable means for moving the reciprocating member from itsinitial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism, meanspivotally and slidably connecting the rack to the reciprocating member,a revoluble member pivotally connected to said rack, said power shafthaving cams means connecting one of the cams to the revoluble member tomove the rack into and out of engagement with the pinion atpredetermined intervals during the operation of the machine, and meansoperatively connecting the other cam to the reciprocating member toreturn the latter to its initial position, said rack being engaged iththe pinion during the return movement of the reciprocating memberwhereby to actuate the feed member.

22. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism for determin-.ing the number of tickets to be issued in the operative cycle of themachine, a feed member for moving the ticket strip through the machineas determined by the selector mechanism, said feed member having apinion coaxial therewith, a segmental drive rack having a combinedrotary and radial movement, a reciprocating member connected to theselector mechanism, yieldable means for moving the reciprocating memberfrom its initial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism,means pivotally and slidably connecting the rack to the reciprocatingmember whereby the reciprocating member controls the rotary movement ofthe rack, a rotatable member, means operatively connecting the rotatablemember to the rack, .a reciprocating bar pivotally connected to therotatable member, said power shaft having a cam for actuating said barwhereby to move the rack into and out of engagement with the pinion atpredetermined intervals during the operation of the machine, and meansoperable by said power shaft for returning the reciprocating member toits initial position, said rack being in engagement with the pinionduring the return movement of the reciprocating member to cause theactuation of the feed member.

23. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key-operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the operative cycle ofthe machine, a feed member for moving the ticket strip through themachine as determined by the selector mechanism, said feed member havinga pinion coaxial therewith, a segmental drive rack having a combinedrotary and radial movement, a reciprocating member connected to theselector mechanism, yieldable means for moving the reciprocating memberfrom its initial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism,means operatively connected to the revoluble member for normally holdingthe feed thereon,

member against movement, means pivotally and slidably connecting therack to the reciprocating member whereby the reciprocating membercontrols the rotary movement of the rack, a rotatable member, meansoperatively connecting the rotatable member to the rack, a switch forcontrolling the o eration of the power shaft, means operativelyconnecting the reciprocating member to said switch, means connecting therotatable member to the power shaft for moving the rack into and out ofoperative engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervals duringthe operation of the machine, and means for return ing the reciprocatingmember to its initial positicn, said rack being in engagement with thepinion during the return movement of the reciprocating member to causethe actuation of the feed member.

24. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the operative cycle ofthe machine, a feed member for moving the ticket strip through themachine, a switch for controlling the operation of the power shaft, areciprocating member connected to the selector mechanism and saidswitch, yieldable means for moving the reciprocating member from itsinitial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism, meanspivotaliy and directly connecting the rack to the reciprocating memher,a revoluble member pivotally and directly connected to said rack, meansfor actuating the revoluble member from the power shaft to move the rackinto and out of engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervalsduring the operation of the machine, and means for returning thereciprocating member to its initial position, said rack being engagedwith the pinion during the return movement of the reciprocating memberwhereby to actuate the feed member.

25. A ticket issuing machine of the class described, including incombination a power shaft, key operated selector mechanism fordetermining the number of tickets to be issued in the operative cycle ofthe machine, a feed member for moving the ticket strip through themachine, a switch for controlling the operation of the power shaft, areciprocating member connected to the selector mechanism and saidswitch, yieldable means for moving the reciprocating member from itsinitial position upon the actuation of the selector mechanism, meanspivotally and directly connecting the rack to the reciprocating member,a revoluble member pivotally and directly connected to said rack, meansfor actuating the revoluble member from the power shaft to move the rackinto and out of engagement with the pinion at predetermined intervalsduring the operation of the machine, means operable by the power shaftfor maintaining the switch closed, and means for returning thereciprocating memher to its initial position, said rack being engagedwith the pinion during the return movement of the reciprocating memberwhereby to actuate the feed member.

ALEXANDER ADOLF CARLO DEGEN.

